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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fragrant
Broadleaf
Other: Fuzzy; Gray-green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Rose-pink flowers surrounded by brighter purple-pink bracts
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Dried Flower
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Endangered: Protected by European Law.
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Near Threatened
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Common names
  • Dittany of Crete
  • Cretan Dittany
  • Hop Marjoram
  • Diktamo
  • Erontas

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: West Valley City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-08-12
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 10/17/14
Still a few blooms but the bracts are drying to a straw color and
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 08/29/14
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-06-25
Zone9b. A large patch just begining its bloom with the new growth
Location: My back Yard
Date: May 26, 2013 11:00am
Location: Minnesota
Date: 2015-07-28
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-08-19
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: April 26, 2014
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: February
Survived winter

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dictammus? by HamiltonSquare Jun 25, 2015 4:51 PM 7

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